Tales from Easement Acres
It had snowed. Enough to cover the grass. It never snowed that much in Lubbock. I was privy to the scene first, as for reasons that still escape me, thawing the family rabbits’ water bottles in the pre-dawn days of winter was my job alone. And in order to be ready for school on time, …
It’s February. I call this, somewhat unsubtley, the suicide month. So what better time to pick up a classic post-apocalyptic novel that’s been on my list? That’s right, go all in! In short, it’s the story of a man and his son. The man tries to keep his son alive by scavenging in a nuclear-ravaged …
Last year around this time I padded my lack of winter content with a January recap post of the prior year. The list is shorter this time. Apparently the promotion has sapped much of my creative energy: I discussed switching my server’s TLS certificate from Let’s Encrypt to Sectigo I forced my kid to play …
Beams alight from broken sky Hallowed ether to the ground A vacant plot of reclaimed land A moment’s pause it doth demand Breaking free from worlds on high To pierce the gloom without a sound. I hate winter. –Simon
Following the laminate project, a critical area of the floor remained yet to be addressed: the foyer. Until now, it was also laminate–part of the original install (or, the latest install by the former owner), but hadn’t been extended beyond the immediate entryway, the rest being the original carpet which had been removed in aforementioned …